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Essay On There Will Come Soft Rains

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Recently in English we read “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury. It takes place in 2026 and it explains what it will be like in the future. The story talks about a house that is ran by machines. In this paper, it will talk about the theme, what the story is about, literary terms, and Bradbury's message on the future. The story of “There Will Come Soft Rains” is about how nature will be and look like after man destroy themselves. The way that mankind was destroyed was by nuclear war. The way you could tell is it talked about how everything outside the house was rubble and ashes, the dog had rough spots on him, and that the kids that were playing outside just disintegrated through thin air. What goes on through this story is that the house, which is the main character, goes on like it is a normal day until stuff starts to malfunction. The house slowly starts to catch on fire and the house does everything it can to put the fire out but it fails to do so. However, there was one wall standing after the fire was gone. The theme of the story is that they rely on too much technology. Some examples are “In the kitchen the …show more content…

For example the house that the story takes place in, is all machines. It does everything for the humans that used to live there. Such as make breakfast, clean dishes, and clean the house, just to name a few. Bradbury wanted to show you that you shouldn’t rely too much on technology to the point it ends mankind. “There Will Come Soft Rains” is a detailed story of how technology has taken over the world. It also explains very well how the future will be like. Now that I have talked about the theme, what the story is about, literary themes, and Bradbury’s message of the future, the story “There Will Come Soft Rains” portrays the future and what can happen when technology takes over the

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